Tag Archives: Ekiti State

Following the rampant activities of social vices in Nigeria, the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Ekiti State Governorship Aspirant, Chief Segun Oni, has condemned the rising cases of human trafficking, ritual killing, and rape in the country. This was disclosed in a statement by his media aide, Mr Steve Alabi, in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday. According to him, all ...

A secondary school principal in Ekiti State, 60-year-old Taiwo Ajayi, is to spend the rest of life in jail for raping a 12-year-old girl, an Ado Ekiti High Court ruled on Thursday. Ajayi reportedly lured the girl into his office, locked the door and raped her on the table while covering her mouth with cloth. Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde, who gave ...

Popular Abuja prophet and General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly, Bro Joshua Iginla has lost his father , Pa (Deacon) Lasisi Iginla on Wednesday, January 4th, 2017. We reliably gathered that the philanthropic clergy would bury his father who died at the age of 84 in Ekiti. Information available to us revealed that the wake keep has been slated for ...

Dogs have disappeared from the streets in Ekiti State following rise in the consumption of dog meat by residents, a check by the News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] has shown. NAN reports that more people have increasingly turned to dog meat for their nutrition in spite of the taboo hitherto associated with the consumption of dog meat in the community. ...

Workers in tertiary institutions in Ekiti State have condemned what they called “oppressive tax” slammed on them by the Ayo Fayose led-administration calling for an immediate reversal. The staff described Fayose’s tax policy as “obnoxious” saying “a government that claims to be masses friendly should not come through the backdoor to compound the already unbearable economic conditions of the same ...

The Federal Government have been asked to declare the state of emergency. Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State during the opening of the four-day Agriculture Summit in the state said a state of emergency needs to be called in order to improve the economy situation of the country. According to him, “If a nation doesn’t have a change of attitude, ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of allegedly spending N22 million to charter airplane that conveyed his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome from Lagos to Akure airport. Justifying the claim that the Governor is using state’s money to prosecute his legal matter with EFCC, the APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said in statement in Ado-Ekiti ...

The doctors under the aegis of National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, (NAGGMDP), have issued a 21 day ultimatum to the government of 13 states of the federation after which they will be forced to begin a strike action. Speaking through its National President, Dr Nurud-Din Akindele, at a news conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital ...

Details of how Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose spent the money that was released to him through a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has been revealed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The money which was part of the funds from the Office of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) was said to have ...

Due to the freezing of two Zenith bank accounts belonging to the Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, the Ekiti State House of Assembly, decided to hold it plenary session on the highway, in protest of the decision by EFCC. Governor Fayose’s account was frozen by EFCC for allegedly receiving $1.2bn from the Office of ...